Nearby Words
adjective Law.
not subject to prescription.
Related forms
im·pre·scrip·ti·bil·i·ty, noun
im·pre·scrip·ti·bly, adverb
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Imprescriptible
is always a great word to know.
So is collusion. Does it mean:
| a secret understanding between two or more persons to gain something illegally, to defraud another, or to appear as adversaries though in agreement |
| a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another |
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Word Origin & History
imprescriptible
"inalienable, not subject to prescription," 1563, from in- "not" + L. praescriptus, pp. of praescribere "to write beforehand" (see prescribe). Usually with right.
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